Mid West Music Fest unveils 2014 music lineup

The yearly Mid West Music Fest that is taking over the streets of Winona for the fifth year has just posted its enormous 2014 lineup. The weekend of April 24-26, more than 100 bands will hit the southern Minnesota river community and perform in 13 venues.

Among this year's performers are Lizzo, Charlie Parr, Caroline Smith, the 4onthefloor, Mark Mallman, Dosh, John Mark Nelson, Enemy Planes, Carroll, Prissy Clerks, Sun Gods to Gamma Rays and the Cactus Blossoms. The rest of the lineup is a massive collection of regional acts boasting a wide range of disciplines.
Marking the fest's fifth year will be a pair of birthday parties at Ed's No Name Bar and Broken World Records on April 23. Added for the first time in 2014 are a polka dance with Karl and the Country Dutchmen and a barn dance with Pop Wagner and Bob Bovee.